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Design Crush: Marvelous, Modern Console
When it comes to consoles, sideboards, and buffets, I look for sleek style and bold statements. That's why I love this Yosemite Home Décor modern console and chose it for this week's Design Crush. Called the Casablanca console, this piece is made of solid mango wood and features a three-dimensional wave pattern that flows across the four front doors in a weathered, off-white finish. They are supported by Euro and piano hinges; dual inner cabinets have a single removable inner shelf for storage. A gold-finished metal base and accents with lovely patina complete the presentation. The rear of the cabinet has open slats...
Color Crush: Cheerful Family Room
Not so very long ago, my team and I had the pleasure of designing a colorful, contemporary home in a Dallas suburb. The owners are color lovers and every room offered a different take on the home's overall color palette: vibrant, elegant, and full of happy hues. For this week's Color Crush, I'm featuring a photo of a cheerful family room in that house. We stuck with neutral colors for the wall so the custom glass plates would really pop. Those blues, greens, reds, yellows, and oranges also show up in the pillows and throw on the sectional, which, like...
Design Crush: Geometric Bath Sconce
Take your bathroom lighting to the next level with an eclectic, geometric bath sconce I'm featuring as this week's Design Crush. The Troy Lighting Expression bath sconce comes with one, two, three, or four double-ended lights, with gold leaf and gloss opal shades — it is available with silver leaf, too. The size and finish options make it easy to use in a design scheme and it offers a look that is both sophisticated and accessible. Geometric shapes are quite on-trend and I've seen a lot of this showing up in chandeliers. That this is a sconce brings the trend...